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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

420. If any advance has been made from the funds
     of the colony for expenses for the maintenance in
     gaol of military convicts under sentence of Court-
     Martial, prior to their removal from the colony, the
     Governor must apply for repayment of such expenses
     to the officer commanding the regiment to which the
     convicts may have belonged, by whom the details can
     be most correctly checked, and submitted to the
     Military Authorities at home.

19.—Form of Order for Intermediate Custody and Penal Servi-
tude of Persons sentenced by Court-martial (see page 106).
WHEREAS in pursuance of the provisions of the Act of Parlia-
ment in that behalf made and provided, it has been notified to
me, the Honorable , Justice of the , by
the Officer Commanding Her Majesty's Forces at ,
in Her Majesty's Regiment of , now
being at aforesaid, was, at a General Court-Martial held
at , on the day of , in the year of our
Lord 18 , duly convicted of , and was thereupon
sentenced by the said General Court-Martial to penal servitude
for and during the term of , and that such sentence
has been duly confirmed:

It is therefore ordered by me the said [Justice]
aforesaid, that the said be removed and sent, as soon as
conveniently may be, to as the place of intermediate
custody of and for the said , there to remain in custody
until duly removed to such place as Her Majesty may be pleased
to appoint and signify for the said for the residue of
the term of his aforesaid sentence.

Given under my hand and seal at the in
the this day of , in the
year of our Lord 18 .

[CIRCULAR.]

Downing Street, 3rd November, 1874.

SIR,—I transmit to you, at the request of the Civil
Service Commissioners, the enclosed regulations for
an examination of candidates for the Civil Service of
India, which is to be held in March, 1875.

I have, &c.,
CARNARVON.

The Officer Administering
the Government of New Zealand.

EXAMINATIONS FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE OF INDIA.

REGULATIONS FOR THE OPEN COMPETITION OF 1875.

N.B.—The Regulations are liable to be altered in
future years.

1. On Tuesday, 16th March, 1875, and following
   days, an Examination of Candidates will be held in
   London. At this examination not fewer than
   Candidates will be selected, if so many shall be found
   duly qualified. Of these, will be selected for
   the Presidency of Bengal, [ for the Upper
   Provinces, and for the Lower Provinces],
   for that of Madras, and for that of
   Bombay.* Notice will hereafter be given of the days
   and place of examination.

2. Any person desirous of competing at this ex-
   amination, must produce to the Civil Service Com-
   missioners, before the 1st of February, 1875, evidence
   showing,–

(a.) That he is a natural-born subject of Her
Majesty.

(b.) That his age, on the 1st March, 1875, will
be above seventeen years and under twenty-
one years. [N.B.—In the case of Natives
of India this must be certified by the Go-
vernment of India, or of the Presidency or
Province in which the Candidate may have
resided].

(c.) That he has no disease, constitutional
affection, or bodily infirmity unfitting him,

• The number of appointments to be made, and the number
  in each Presidency, &c., will be announced hereafter.

or likely to unfit him, for the Civil Service
of India.*

(d.) That he is of good moral character.

He must also pay such fee as the Secretary of
State for India may prescribe.†

3. Should the evidence upon the above points be
   primâ facie satisfactory to the Civil Service Com-
   missioners, the candidate will, upon payment of the
   prescribed fee, be admitted to the examination. The
   Commissioners may, however, in their discretion, at
   any time prior to the grant of the certificate of
   qualification hereinafter referred to, institute such
   further inquiries as they may deem necessary; and
   if the result of such inquiries, in the case of any
   candidate, should be unsatisfactory to them in any
   of the above respects, he will be ineligible for admis-
   sion to the Civil Service of India, and if already
   selected, will be removed from the position of a
   Probationer.

4. The examination will take place only in the
   following branches of knowledge:—

English Composition 500
History of England—including that
of the Laws and Constitution 500
English Language and Literature 500
Language, Literature, and History of
Greece 750
Ditto ” Rome 750
Ditto ” France 375
Ditto ” Germany 375
Ditto ” Italy 375
Mathematics (pure and mixed) 1,250
Natural Science; that is—
(1) Chemistry, including Heat; 500
(2) Electricity and Magnetism; 500
(3) Geology and Mineralogy; 500
(4) Zoology; (5) Botany 1,000
** The total (1,000) marks may be obtained
by adequate proficiency in any two
or more of the five branches of
science included under this head.
Moral Sciences; that is, Logic, Mental
and Moral Philosophy 500
Sanskrit Language and Literature 500
Arabic Language and Literature 500
Candidates are at liberty to name, before February
1, 1875, any or all of these branches of knowledge.
No subjects are obligatory.

5. The merit of the persons examined will be
   estimated by marks; and the number set opposite to
   each branch in the preceding regulation denotes the
   greatest number of marks that can be obtained in
   respect of it.

6. No candidate will be allowed any marks in respect
   of any subject of examination, unless he shall be
   considered to possess a competent knowledge of that
   subject.‡

7. The examination will be conducted by means of
   printed questions and written answers, and by vivâ
   voce examination, as may be deemed necessary.

8. The marks obtained by each candidate, in
   respect of each of the subjects in which he shall have
   been examined, will be added up, and the names of
   the candidates who shall have obtained a
   greater aggregate number of marks than any of the
   remaining candidates will be set forth in order of

• Evidence of health and character must bear date not
  earlier than the 1st January, 1875.

† The fee for this examination will be £5, payable by means
of a special stamp according to instructions which will be com-
municated to candidates.

‡ “Nothing can be further from our wish than to hold out
premiums for knowledge of wide surface and of small depth.
We are of opinion that a candidate ought to be allowed no
credit at all for taking up a subject in which he is a mere
smatterer.”—Report of Committee of 1854. A deduction of
marks will be made under each subject, including mathematics.